Album for flat talking-machine records.



v J. B. ROSENTHAL;

ALBUM r01; FLAT TALKING MACHINE nnconns.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 13, 1908 Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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J tto qzzrumz. #70724 JOSEPH B. BOS'ENTHAL, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ALBUM FOR FLAT TALKING-MACHINE RECORDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

Application filed June 13, 1908. Serial No. 438,380.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. Rosen- THAL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Albums forFlat Talking-Machine Records, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to albums, and has for its object the storage, forconvenient access thereto, of fiat records for talking machines.

My invention consists in a series of pockets, each pocket being providedwith a label disclosing opening, and the pockets being in groups of two,each with its label disclosing o cning presented oppositely from thelabel disclosing opening of the other in the group. each group ofpockets constituting a unit, and a flexible binding, whereby the unitsconstituted by the groups of pockets are hinged together, as well as inthe parts and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willhereinafter be more fully described and claimed;

In the drawing, which serves to illustrate my invention: Figure 1 is afront elevation of my improved. album in open position.-

Fig. 2 is a bottom edge view of same. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the soli.l back of one of the poclgcts. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the front ofoi'ae of the pockets. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View, enlarged, ofpart of the album in closed position, better illustrating theconstruction of the flexible binding. Fig. 6. is a rear elevation of thealbum, illustrating the index .holler thereof. Fig. 7 is a sideelevation of the index hol ler.

Ah illustrated, my improved albinn comprises six groups of pockets, eachconstituting a unit 1, hinged togetl'icr by the flexible binding 2,which binding 2 is secured to the covers 3, and which covers 3 arejoined by the back 4 of the album.

Each of the cnvclops constituting the units 1 is rovided with a labeldisclosing opening 5 t irough which the label of the flat i talkingmachine -.rccord 6 may be readily seen. The envelop is also providedwith a slot 7 at its top, where it opcns, to afford convenient access tothe record for 'witl'ldrawing it from the pocket.

Each of the pockets is composed of a solid back 8 and a front 9 which isprovided with the label disclosing openin r 5 and the slot 7. Thisfront9 isalso proviilcd with flaps 10 and is so formed relative to the solidback 8 that the flaps will fold around the edges of the solid back 8 andmaybe secured thereto,

producing the pocket in such form that three of its sides are closed andthe fourth side or top is left 0 ;en for the insertion and withdrawal ofthe at record. Two of these pockets are secured together to form theunit 1 by joining them around the parts of their backs adjacent to theirfour edges, and

where they are thus oined two of the strips may be used for securing thepockets together. Each of these strips 11 is thus made to come betweenthe ockets of two adjacent units 1 and, there eing' two such stripsmeeting between the pockets of each -unit, each entire series of unitsmay be flexibly joined together in such number as may be desired. Thusjoined together the stri s 11 may be glued or sewed to a common bac ing-12 constituting the other part of the flexible binding 2, this backing12 having a flap 13 extending at each side of the series of units 1.thus joined together, each of which flaps '13 is firmly secured to oneof the covers 3 of the album; This backing 13 thus maintains the unitsin alinement and holds them to the covers while at the same timeallowing the units to be moved pivotally independently of each other andpermitting access to .any one of the pockets comprising the units andreference to a record 111 any one of said pockets through the labeldisclosing opening therein.

The pockets are numbered as illustrated and an index card 14 is.n'ovided, which is carried in a suitable holder 15 mounted on the back4 of the cover near the top end, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and. 7 of thedrawing.

By constructing the album with two pockets rigidly secured together ineach unit the record contained in each pocket of the unit forms a.reinforcement for the record contained in the other pocket, lesseningthe liability of breakage of the records in turning from one-to theother in the process of selecting them, and, each pocket being providedwith label disclosing openings, permitting the identification of anyrecord without removing it from the ocket, the necessity for removing itfrom tie pocket, until it is actually required for use, is eliminated.

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; constructed in the usual well This, in addition to reducing the effortreuired in the selecting of a certain record, a so adds to the safety ofhandling by permittin the full attainment of the advanta e o ered by thereinforcement of one recor by the other in the pockets of each unit.

The flexible bindin of the peculiar construction herein set orth is theone best adapted for the construction of an album,

the contents of the leaves or units of which oocupg a relatively large sace and which are 0 relatively considerable weight, requiring the albumto be of stron construc- For providing the relative y large capacityandthe degree of strength required, the backin 12 is preferablycorrugated as shown, in w ich corrugations the folds of the strips 11,which'join the units, are secured. This corrugated construction of thebacking 12 affords a relatively large bearing surface between thebacking 12 and allows the stri s 11v to take the form required forholding t 1e units 1 together in such relation as to permit them'to holdthe relatively thick talking machine records when the album is closed.The c0vers,3 with their back 4 are preferably known manner em loyed inconstructin the backs for books. Ilaving fully describe my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent is: 4

1. In an album for flat talking machine records, the combination ofaseries of ,units 'side where they are each composed of two pocketsrigidl secured together and each ocket of which is provided with alabeldiscl osing opening facmg in a direction 0 posite to the directioninfwhioh the label lsclosing opening of the other pocket in the unitfaces, a series of strips inserted between the pockets at one joinedtogether, each partof the front of poc ets, a corrugated which each ofthe strips a corrugation thereo, album, the corru ing provided Wit flapswhich are rigidly secured to the covers to hold the units in the coversin alinement with each other and to permit the pivotal movement of theunits, substantially as set forth and for the purposes specified.

2. In an album for fiat talking machine records, the combination of aseries of units each composed of two pockets rigidl secured together andeach ocket of which is provided with a label disc osing opening facmg ina direction 0' in which the label sclosin opening of the other packet inthe unit ices, the lower each pocket having an pturned flap ada ted tofold over the lower end of the solid? ack, a series of strips insertedbetween the pockets at! one side where they are joined together eachstrip extending between'and beyond said flaps whereby the parts-arereinforced, each strip 'oining two units thus composed corrugatedflexible backin the strips is fixedly secured thereof, and covers forthe album, the corrugated flexible backing being provided with flapswhich are rigidly secured to the covers to hold the units in the coversin alinement with each other and to permit the pivotal movement of vgatllly as set forth and for the purposes speci- JOSEPH B. ROSENTHAL.Witnesses:

CLARENCE PREDEW, FLORENCE HAMMEL.

flexible backing to is fixedly secured in and covers for the to whicheach of posite to the direction in a corrugation.

the units, sub stanstrip joining two units thus composed of the atedflexible backing beof the poo ets, a

